Safe and Sick Leave Policy
(Westchester County, NY)

Summary

This template is a safe and sick leave policy that governs safe and sick leave for employers in Westchester County, New York. It contains practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. For a non-jurisdictional employee handbook, see Employee Handbook. For an employee handbook supplement for New York employers containing customized workplace policies based on New York state and local laws, see Employee Handbook Supplement (NY). This policy complies with Westchester County, New York, New York, and federal law. Effective January 1, 2021, New York state requires covered employers to provide sick leave. NY CLS Labor § 196-b et seq. Employees began accruing paid sick leave under the state law on September 30, 2020. For an annotated New York sick leave policy, see Paid Sick Leave Policy (with Acknowledgment) (NY). For a full listing of key content that can be used by in-house counsel to develop, revise, and implement a company's employee and third-party-related policies, see In-House Company Policies Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering employee handbook considerations, see Employee Handbook Resource Kit. For more information on the Westchester County Safe Time Leave Law, see Leave Law (NY) — Domestic Violence Victim Leave. For information on Westchester County's sick leave ordinance, see the Westchester County, New York row of Paid Sick Leave State and Local Law Survey (Private Employers). For information on state and local sick leave laws governing private employers, see Paid Sick Leave State and Local Law Survey (Private Employers).